Weatherwatch: climate change will bring more floods. Can we predict them?

Floods are increasingly likely because of the combination of climate change and our growing habit of paving over green spacesThe familiar phrase "the wrong kind of snow" was originally used as an excuse for severe disruption on British Rail in the 1991 winter. A very small amount of unusually soft and powdery snow had found its way into the electrical systems of locomotives, causing short circuits and engine failure.It now seems that with climate change we are getting the wrong kind of rain - the sort that causes flooding. Europe has been suffering an increasing number of floods, and predicting where and when they will occur is important in reducing the damage they inflict on people and property. Continue reading...